Antibiotics
The use of antibiotics in cell cultures prevents contamination from pathogens that induce morphological or physiological changes in cell cultivation as well as contamination of cell lines. Antibiotics, such as penicillin, puromycin, and ampicillin, are molecules that specifically target and kill cells by inhibiting or regulating cell-wall synthesis, nucleic acid metabolism and protein synthesis, or disrupting membrane structure.
We offer a wide variety of effective antibiotics, antibiotic extraction kits, and antibiotic ready-made solutions in varying concentrations for reliable results in your lab. Our antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antineoplastic agents control and eradicate cell culture contamination to maintain aseptic conditions in your lab. Moreover, certain antibiotics also function as selection agents to establish transfected/genetically modified cells depending on your research needs.
Selecting the right antibiotics for your cell contamination prevention, genetic marker selection and cell biology studies is driven by application information, activity spectrum, and usage data. Browse antibiotics by mechanism of action or by spectrum of activity.
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Keeping your focus on creating breakthroughs, explore our full portfolio of reliable antibiotics below.
Products
Antibiotic Antimycotic Solution (100×), Stabilized
suspension, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Penicillin-Streptomycin
liquid, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Doxycycline hyclate
Amphotericin B
solution, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Puromycin dihydrochloride from Streptomyces alboniger
powder, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Ampicillin sodium salt
Ready Made Solution, 100 mg/mL
Penicillin-Streptomycin
liquid, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Ionomycin calcium salt
from Streptomyces conglobatus, ≥98% (HPLC), powder, Ca2+ ionophore
Chloramphenicol
≥98% (HPLC)
Gentamicin
liquid, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Cycloheximide
from microbial, ≥94% (TLC)
Kanamycin sulfate from Streptomyces kanamyceticus
powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture
Ampicillin sodium salt
powder or crystals, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture
Antimycin A
from Streptomyces sp., mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III inhibitor, powder
Gentamicin
liquid, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Ampicillin sodium salt
Doxorubicin hydrochloride
98.0-102.0% (HPLC)
Cycloheximide solution
Ready-Made Solution, microbial, 100 mg/mL in DMSO, Suitable for cell culture
G418 disulfate salt
solution, non-animal origin, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent
Amphotericin B solubilized
powder, suitable for cell culture, BioXtra
Related Resources
- Cell Culture Media Preparation Using MilliShot™ Single Dose Antibiotics
Learn how to use our cell culture tested, ready-to-use MilliShot™ single dose antibiotic solutions, conveniently packaged in one-time use vials.
- Cell Culture Antibiotic Selection Guide
Cell culture antibiotic selection guide, including antibiotics for mammalian cell culture, plant cell culture, and antibiotic selection agents for cell culture.
- Antibiotics in Plant Tissue Culture Protocol
Reference guide and preparation guide for antibiotic and antimycotic use in plant tissue culture.
- Antibiotic Optimization for Cell Transduction
Determine optimal antibiotic concentration for stable cell lines, ensuring efficient selection in transduced cells.
- Why Use Antibiotics in Cell Culture?
Know when to use antibiotics to prevent bacterial or fungal, mycoplasma, or viral contamination in cell culture and find suitable antibiotics or other biological agents.
- Inhibition of Cell Wall Biosynthesis by Antibiotics
β-lactam antibacterials inhibit transpeptidase enzymes, preventing peptidoglycan assembly in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
- Inhibition of Protein Synthesis by Antibiotics
Antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes disrupt protein synthesis, a key process in bacterial growth inhibition.
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